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What California needs to do to move forward
California needs to take its medicine and get its fiscal house in order.
Spencer Pratt wants to be LA’s next mayor. His tell-all book won’t help him
In his memoir, Pratt describes himself as selfish, undisciplined and unprincipled. He deflects blame, squanders fortunes and complains a lot.
How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could affect California’s gerrymandered districts
The High Court's decision guts the Voting Rights Act’s impetus to draw districts so non-white ethnic groups get congressional representation.
We can’t ‘restore’ American history by flagging Native American books
Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.
Billionaires aren’t going to flee California. Others will without a budget fix
The idea that billionaires will flee California over a proposed wealth tax is bunk. Still, the ballot initiative is only a Band-Aid, and impedes a more serious conversation about the state's deeper fiscal problems.
Yousef Baig
California Voices Editor
Denise Amos
California Voices Deputy Editor
Dan Walters
Columnist
Jim Newton
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Pedro Rios
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Robert Greene
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George B. Sánchez-Tello
Contributor
Capitol
In recovering from the coronavirus, California must achieve a more equitable economy
California’s response to recovering from the coronavirus crisis must be founded on equitable programs that recognize, rather than ignore, the past.
Commentary
What’s at the heart of California’s water wars? Delta outflow explained
It seems like everyone is suing each other in the war for California’s water; but what are they really fighting over?
Capitol
Pregnant women in prisons and jails should be guaranteed a minimum standard of care
More than 50 organizations support AB 732, which requires a consistent standard of pregnancy and reproductive care for incarcerated people.
Commentary
Budget item has an odd backstory
Theer's a complicated backstory to Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to shut down a state veterans home in Barstow.
Commentary
Republicans versus the right to vote
The Republican suit challenging Newsom’s executive order on mail in ballots is a bad political argument dressed up like a lawsuit.
Capitol
Why repealing Prop. 209 won’t engineer a more equitable California
The myopic amendment, wrapped around a feel-good rhetoric with a steep price tag, will fall short of establishing long-lasting diversity.
Reader Reactions
Newsom wrong to defund Adult Day Health Care and other senior service programs
Nursing home placement caused by the defunding of senior Services will destroy independent lifestyles of needy seniors.
Commentary
The SF-LA economic gap is growing wider
The socioeconomic disparity between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles metropolitan area was wide before COVID-19 struck and the gap is widening as the pandemic takes its toll.
Commentary
Californians trust public health officials to keep them safe; business leaders should too
Recent poll shows nearly 7 in 10 Californians have trust and confidence in how public health officials are responding to COVID-19.